#wise man

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

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From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own. ↗

— Publilius Syrus

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It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest. ↗

— Norman Douglas

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It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man. ↗

— Xenophanes

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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. ↗

— Aristotle

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It is best for the wise man not to seem wise. ↗

— Aeschylus

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Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

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The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man. ↗

— Euripides

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He was a wise man who originated the idea of God. ↗

— Euripides

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The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly wise man, but such beings are seldom met with. ↗

— Giacomo Casanova

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